Gloucester Docks - Old Warehouses

Some photos of old warehouses along the canal heading to the docks.

And a couple with effects...

Another Misty Morning...

A few photos from an early morning walk in Cheltenham...
It was oh so quiet...

Bayshill Road

Montpellier Park in the mist.

The Bandstand

Montpellier Arcade - Built 1831/32

One of the Montpellier Caryatids looks upon a posh shop mannequin

Town notice

This plinth was built to hold a cannon captured in the Crimean war... The cannon was melted down to be used for armaments in WWII

Misty Morning - Cheltenham

I headed out early on a misty Sunday morning to see what I could find...

Pigeons roosting on top of the old pagoda style tower that once formed part of the Cheltenham Original Brewing Co.

...plus Belisha Beacon

From the other side and closer up

Not much is left of the old brewery buildings. The tower now overlooks a modern 'leisure complex'.

Here is a picture I took on my phone the other night with the tower behind. They are now busy tearing some 60s architecture down and putting something bland there so we can all shop and eat some more.

Making way

I head to Pittville Park...

Newly restored Pittville Park gates

The gates were originally built in 1833 to form a grand entrance to the Pittville estate. The restoration of has just been completed. There is info here http://www.friendsofpittville.org/pittvillegates.aspx

In the park it's still misty...

The bridge

Little gulls

Reflections

...and more

Swan on the mistly lake

Hi squirrel!

Spindly tree

And here are a couple of photos from yesterday in Cheltenham.

Joan Collins looks out at the scaffolding across the road

Something's missing...

Oh yeah, this...

Odeon Cinema - (originally The Gaumont)

 Here's a link with a bit of history and a nicer photo of it. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17447

An Art Deco cinema - left to decay and recently demolished. In its place will be some Regency-esque style flats. It says on the boards around the site 'Regency redefined'.!? Before the cinema was here there was a Victorian church and before that, in the 1830s it was a stables. So there has never been any typically Regency architecture on this site. Why start now?

Well things change...

Saw a nice sunset. Had to chase it as it was going down so quickly.

Sunset

South-west Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, February 2014

Some photos from a delightful visit to my Dad in South-west Scotland.

Terns? Flying above Carlisle

Tiles in Carlisle

Tall structure on the hills

Big wall on the moors. Was it used for target practice?

Old sign

Choppy North Channel

Cave and wall

Oyster-catchers

Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig

Russian memorial to the ship Varyag - Shipwrecked off the coast

Out in the wild

Snow-capped hills

On the road

Strange skies

Sunset over a Loch

Clouds and pink

Distances

Kiroughtree Forest Park

Bendy trees

Reflections on Big Bruntis

Heron

Can you see the wood for the trees?

Trees and moss

Colours

Gnarly

Weird plants

Mushrooms

Windswept coast

Disused jetty

Merganser

This creature welcomed us back to Cheltenham. Spotted on the Honeybourne line.
Thanks for a great trip, Dad.